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New driving regulations to reduce traffic accidents 2021

On 2nd of January 2021 new modifications relating to Traffic Regulations and Vehicles came into force. Changes in the deductions of points regarding different sanctions:          6 points will be deducted from your driving licence for driving while holding mobile...

Driving in Spain after Brexit

After Brexit, all existing traffic agreements between the European Union and the United Kingdom will not be valid. In this case, UK driving licences will only be valid for driving in Spain during the first 9 months after Brexit, provided they are valid and in force....

Selling / Buying a car in Andalusia , Spain

When a private person sells a vehicle, it is important to go through the complete set of administrative procedures in order to change the ownership. Failure to do this will incur different types of problems including fines and road tax of the new owner being sent and...

Personal Mobility Vehicles (personal transporters)

Personal Mobility Vehicles( PMVs), like electric scooters, Segway’s or e-bikes, are no longer an unusual sight in everyday traffic, however, their legal status in Spain is not clear. Up to now there is no  national regulation by the Spanish Traffic Agency (DGT) and...

New Road Regulations 2014

The new upgrade to the law on road safety (“Ley de Seguridad Vial” in Spanish) has been approved by the Spanish parliament and will be enforced sometime in the first half of 2014. No date has been announced yet but it will be one month after the law is published in the official government gazette.

Change of ownership of a car in Spain

When a private person sells a vehicle to another physical person, it is very important to go through the complete set of administrative procedures in order to change the ownership. Failure to do this will incur different types of problems including fines and road tax of the new owner being sent and charged to the former owner.

European driving license 2013 – changes in motorbikes regulations

Since 1980 the European Union set up a roadmap for the harmonization of driving licenses among the different countries of the EU, the final objective being to have a single driving license valid in all EU countries. At present there are a total of 110 different types of driving licenses in the EU. This not only give problems for EU citizen moving permanently to a different EU country, but it creates legal nightmares for law enforcement authorities.

In case of road accidents

A recent survey made in different countries from a consortium of insurance companies came to the conclusion that on average 60% of European car drivers do not know how to use (or do not want to use) the standard “European accident statement” form (in Spanish “parte de declaración amistosa de accidentes” or sometimes “Declaración Amistosa de Accidente de Automóvil”).

In Case of Road Accidents

A survey made in different countries from a consortium of insurance companies came to the conclusion that on average 60% of European car drivers do not know how to use (or do not want to use) the standard European accident statement form (in Spanish: parte de declaración amistosa de accidentes, or sometimes Declaración Amistosa de Accidente de Automóvil).

Validity of EU and EEA driving licenses in Spain

There is a lot of confusion in Spain about the validity of driving licenses issued by other EU and EEA countries. EEA stands for European Economic Area and it is equivalent to the EU plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. The Royal Decree 818/2009 of May 2009 and the following modifications that were enforced on the 11th September 2010, clarified this matter.

ITV test for cars and vehicles in Spain

The law is different in England and it says that a car which is out of the country for more than 12 months has to be imported into that country. The Spanish law stipulated that if you are in Spain for more than six months then you have to import your car and get Spanish plates.

The Joys of Parking in Costa del Sol and Costa Tropical

Parking (estacionamiento/aparcamiento) in most Spanish towns and cities is often a nightmare, although it is not usually as expensive as in many other European countries. Almuñécar has recently been subject to the appearance of some strange little objects on the sides...

Drinking and Driving in Spain

According to the information provided by the traffic authorities ‘Dirección General de Tráfico’, in only the first 13 days of July more than 5,149 drivers gave positive readings in the breath tests conducted. A third of fatal vehicle accidents are caused by driving...

Boat Legal

When buying a boat in Spain it is always best to leave the process in the capable hands of a lawyer or an expert in the matter because the legal and fiscal systems are complicated, especially when compared to other countries. For example in the UK the registering...